Write For Us

News Wrap: Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors to pay $26 billion in opioid settlement

Sponsored Post Vitamin D2 Canada Persia
53 Views
Published
In our news wrap Friday, Johnson & Johnson and three major U.S. drug distributors say they will pay $26 billion to settle opioid addiction claims stemming from some 3,000 lawsuits involving nearly every state and city, longtime Republican Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe announced he'll retire in January, and actor Sally Kellerman has passed away after a television and film career of spanning 60 years.

Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG
Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6

Follow us:
Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour

Subscribe:
PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts
Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
Category
U.S. & Canada
Tags
opioid settlement, opioid crisis, Sen. Jim Inhofe
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment